translative

[ trans-ley-tiv, tranz-, trans-ley-, tranz- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.

  2. of translation; serving to translate.

  1. Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a change from one state into another.

noun
  1. the translative case.

Origin of translative

1
1580–90; <Latin trānslātīvus, equivalent to trānslāt(us) (see translate) + -īvus-ive

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How to use translative in a sentence

  • These movements are produced by three sorts of action: Sectional action, rotary action and translative action.